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The Weekly Round-Up: 08.09.06
Round-Up The Freedom of Information Act, as we all know, was introduced in January 2005 as a way of getting civil servants to do more work. If we promise you this week's Round-Up contains amazing stories of intrigue and scandal will you first sit through an... [08 Sep 2006]
First Year Challenges for Freedom of Information
White Paper It follows an internationally unique lead-in period of five years since the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) came into force, and has to be viewed alongside existing Data Protection legislation and new rights under Environmental Information... [26 May 2006]
The National Archives Meets Customer Targets Set in Freedom of Information Act
White Paper The Freedom of Information Act, which came fully into effect in January 2005, gives people the right of access to information held by public bodies. In order to comply with the Act, The National Archives required a system that would provide access... [15 Mar 2006]
The National Archives Achieves Customer Targets Set in the Freedom of Information Act With Hornbill's Supportworks
White Paper Hornbill Systems supplied its Supportworks system to The National Archives, enabling the organisation to track and respond to customers' enquiries within the twenty day time limit set out in the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, which came into... [15 Mar 2006]
Watchdog gets more than 1,000 FoI complaints
News The UK's data protection watchdog claims public bodies are adhering to the spirit of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, despite receiving more than 1,000 complaints since January about authorities failing to comply with the law. [13 Jul 2005]
The Freedom of Information Act: Now It's Law But Are You Ready?
White Paper On the 1st January the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act became law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Research has found that three-quarters of public sector departments had no predetermined budget for tackling FoI compliance, despite it being... [07 May 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Compliance time - again
Comment Meanwhile, corporate governance requirements from Sarbanes-Oxley to the UK Freedom of Information Act are driving a number of standards across Europe and elsewhere. In January 2005 Quocirca looked into the current status of BACSTEL migration by... [11 Mar 2005]
Government email deletion under scrutiny
News The government watchdog said on Wednesday it would look 'unfavourably' on the Cabinet Office if it was deleting emails because of the Freedom of Information Act. And if it is happening because of the Freedom of Information Act, it would be looked... [23 Dec 2004]
MPs criticise Freedom of Information implementation
News Many government agencies and public sector bodies are unprepared to deal with data requests under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which comes into force on 1 January 2005, according to MPs. The FOI Act provides the public with a general right... [07 Dec 2004]
CIA checks out chatrooms
News EPIC director Marc Rotenberg, whose nonprofit group obtained the documents through the Freedom of Information Act, said the CIA's clandestine involvement was worrisome. Their proposal, also disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, received... [25 Nov 2004]
Police use Linux to comply with Freedom of Information
News A Scottish police force is extending its commitment to open-source software by developing a Linux-based system for ensuring it complies with the impending Freedom of Information Act legislation. The system will computerise various manual processes... [05 Nov 2004]
Freedom of Information requests will be free
News Set to come into force on 1 January 2005, the Freedom of Information Act - which gives Joe Public new powers to extract information from government bodies - will now make less of a dent of the average person's pocket. [20 Oct 2004]
Techies hamstrung by bosses on Freedom of Information
News The hugely significant Freedom of Information Act will come into force on 1 January 2005, requiring all government bodies to comply with its terms - but, according to new research, only two in ten will do. [18 Oct 2004]
Public sector fear over Freedom of Information IT costs
News Over two-thirds of public sector IT managers believe the cost of updating or installing new systems is a significant barrier to complying with the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows citizens to request to know if... [16 Sep 2003]
Your 'secret' files to be opened by 2005
News The Freedom of Information Act gives citizens the right to access information held about them on government files, but officials have been unsure how to phase in the changes. According to The Guardian cabinet secretary Sir Richard Wilson advised... [30 Oct 2001]
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